Language Curriculums for Speech Therapy
Comprehensive Plans for Boosting Language Skills
Our comprehensive curriculums for language therapy make it easy to boost language skills and help children understand others and express themselves. This page will show you what’s included and who would benefit from this program.
Who’s it For?
Children and teens who have trouble following directions
Those who struggle to ask and answer questions
Those who have trouble retelling past events in a way that makes sense
Those with grammar/syntax errors
Those who struggle with figurative language
Those who struggle with reading and writing
Those who use vague or imprecise language/words or don’t know what things are called
Who Can Use It?
Speech-Language Pathologists and Professionals
Speech Language Therapy Assistants and SLPAs
Parents and Caregivers
Teachers and Educators
Choose your Curriculum:
Following Directions Curriculum:
Signs:
- Struggles to follow one-step directions
- Struggles to follow multi-step directions
- Easily distracted when following directions
Levels:
This Curriculum is broken down into three levels:
Beginner Level:
Basic Directions
(Ages 1-4 yrs and beyond)
- Following One-Step Routine Directions
- Following One-Step Novel Directions
- Following Two-Step Directions (Routine and Novel)
- Following Directions with Spatial Concepts
Intermediate Level:
Expanded Directions
(Ages 4-7 yrs and beyond)
- Following 3-Step Directions (Routine and Novel)
- Following Directions with Temporal Words: Before and After
Advanced Level:
Functional Directions
(Ages 5-8 yrs and beyond)
- Following Classroom and Academic Instructions
- Managing Larger, Functional Directions
* Age ranges represent when children typically master these skills. However, older children/teens who are missing these skills may still need to work on them as well.
Asking and Answering Questions Curriculum:
Signs:
- Has trouble answering basic wh- questions like “who, what, where,” etc.
- Has trouble asking questions in a way that makes sense
- Struggles to answer questions about something they just heard, such as a story being told or information provided
Levels:
This Curriculum is broken down into three levels:
Beginner Level:
Answering Yes/No and Individual “Wh-” Questions
(Ages 2-6 yrs and beyond)
- Yes/No Questions
- What Questions
- Who Questions
- Where Questions
- When Questions
- Why Questions
- How Questions
- Which Questions
Intermediate Level:
Asking and Answering Mixed Questions in Conversation
(Ages 4-7 yrs and beyond)
- Asking Questions with Correct Syntax
- Answering Mixed Questions
- Answering Questions about Past Events
Advanced Level:
Using Questions in Classwork and Daily Activities
(Ages 5-10 yrs and beyond)
- Asking and Answering Questions in Academic Work:
- Asking and Answering Questions for Self-Advocacy
- Asking and Answering Questions in Conversations with Others
* Age ranges represent when children typically master these skills. However, older children/teens who are missing these skills may still need to work on them as well.
Sequencing/Retelling Curriculum:
Signs:
- Struggles to retell a past event or story
- Events are out of order when retelling something
- Retellings start in the middle or don’t provide enough background information
Levels:
This Curriculum is broken down into three levels:
Beginner Level:
Sequencing and Retelling Common Tasks
(Ages 4-6 yrs and beyond)
- Sequencing and Describing Steps to Common Activities
Intermediate Level:
Retelling Past Events
(Ages 4-7 yrs and beyond)
- Answering Questions about Past Events
- Sequencing and Retelling Past Events
Advanced Level:
Using Sequencing and Retelling in Classwork
(Ages 5-8 yrs and beyond)
- Understanding, Retelling, and Producing Narratives
- Using Temporal Concepts: Before, During, After
* Age ranges represent when children typically master these skills. However, older children/teens who are missing these skills may still need to work on them as well.
Grammar and Syntax Curriculum:
Signs:
- Has syntax grammar errors in their conversational speech
- Speech sounds telegraphic (missing words or grammar so they sound choppy)
- Uses sentences/utterances that are shorter or less complex than others their age
Levels:
This Curriculum is broken down into three levels:
Beginner Level:
Foundational Grammar Skills
(Ages 2-5 yrs and beyond)
- Articles (a, an, the)
- Present progressive (-ing verbs)
- Pronouns (he, she, they, it, we, etc.)
- Plurals (regular and irregular)
- Past tense (-ed endings, irregular verbs)
- Auxiliary verbs (is, am, are, was, were, has, have)
- Possessive forms (‘s)
- Simple conjunctions (and, but, because)
- Basic Sentence Structure: Subject + Verb + Object
Intermediate Level:
Expanding Sentence Complexity
(Ages 4-8 yrs and beyond)
- Compound sentences (and, but, or, so, yet)
- Complex sentences (because, although, unless, while, after)
- Matching verb tense to subject (e.g., He runs vs. They run)
- Comparatives and superlatives (bigger, biggest)
- Prepositional phrases (“The cat sat under the table.”)
- Modal verbs for polite requests or hypotheticals (can, could, should, would, might)
Advanced Level:
Mastering Grammar for Effective Communication
(Ages 6-13 yrs and beyond)
- Correcting sentence fragments and run-ons
- Expanding, combining, or reducing sentences
- Active vs. passive voice
- Relative clauses (“The boy who won the race is my friend.”)
- Conditional sentences (“If I had studied, I would have passed.”)
- Parallel sentence structure (“She likes to swim, to bike, and to run.”)
- Transition words (therefore, however, consequently, in contrast)
* Age ranges represent when children typically master these skills. However, older children/teens who are missing these skills may still need to work on them as well.
Abstract Language Curriculum:
Signs:
- Struggles with figurative language (idioms, sarcasm, similes, metaphors, etc.)
- Struggles with making inferences
Levels:
This Curriculum is broken down into three levels:
Beginner Level:
Literal vs. Nonliteral Language
(Ages 5-7 yrs and beyond)
- Identify literal vs. nonliteral language
Intermediate Level:
Figurative Language
(Ages 6-10 yrs and beyond)
- Idioms and Figures of Speech
- Similes and Metaphors
Advanced Level:
Inferencing and Social Nuance
(Ages 7-12 yrs and beyond)
- Inferencing in Text and Social Inferencing
- Understanding Sarcasm and Irony
* Age ranges represent when children typically master these skills. However, older children/teens who are missing these skills may still need to work on them as well.
Vocabulary Curriculum:
Signs:
- Uses vague or imprecise language/words
- Has trouble following directions that contain unfamiliar words/concepts
- Doesn’t know what things are called or struggles to understand words that they read/hear
Levels:
This Curriculum is broken down into three levels:
Beginner Level:
Building a Core Vocabulary
(Ages 1-2.5 yrs and beyond)
- Building a Vocabulary of the First 50 Words
- Producing 2-Word Combinations
- Expanding Vocabulary of Nouns
Intermediate Level:
Increasing Word Knowledge and Usage
(Ages 2-6 yrs and beyond)
- Spatial Concepts
- Adjectives
- Comparing and Contrasting
- Temporal Concepts
- Quantitative Concepts
Advanced Level:
Academic Vocabulary and Independent Word Learning
(Ages 5-12 yrs and beyond)
- Understand and Use Multiple Meaning Words
- Understand and Use Antonyms and Synonyms
- Using Affixes (Prefixes and Suffixes) and Roots to Decode Unknown Words
- Other Word Attack and Word Learning Strategies as Appropriate
* Age ranges represent when children typically master these skills. However, older children/teens who are missing these skills may still need to work on them as well.
Language Foundations for Literacy Curriculum:
Signs:
- Struggles with phonological awareness skills (like rhyming, alliteration, etc.)
- Struggles with understanding texts (such as identifying story elements or main idea/details)
- Struggles to produce their own writings
- Not meeting literacy expectations in academic work/school
Levels:
This Curriculum is broken down into three levels:
Beginner Level:
Pre-Literacy Foundations
(Ages 2-6 yrs and beyond)
- Phonological Awareness
- Print Awareness
- Basic Story Structure
Intermediate Level:
Understanding and Using Discourse Structures
(Ages 4-9 yrs and beyond)
- Understanding, Retelling, and Producing Narratives
- Identifying Main Idea and Detail
- Understanding, Retelling, and Providing Information
- Understanding, Retelling, and Stating Opinions
Advanced Level:
Critical Thinking for Reading and Writing
(Ages 5-14 yrs and beyond)
- Inferencing
- Making Predictions
- Understanding abstract language
- Identifying author’s purpose and perspective
- Synthesizing information from multiple sources
- Organizing and Expressing Ideas in Writing
* Age ranges represent when children typically master these skills. However, older children/teens who are missing these skills may still need to work on them as well.
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